Queensland Consolidated Regulations Queensland Consolidated RegulationsBuilding work declared under the Building Act , section 21 to be accepted development.
(1) Building work, other than building work mentioned in section 1 , carried out by or for the State or a public sector entity, to the extent the building work complies with the relevant provisions for the building work.
(2) In this section—
"relevant provisions" , for building work, see the Building Act , section 21 (5) .
(1) A material change of use for prescribed aquaculture, if requirements for the material change of use are prescribed under the Fisheries Act , section 32 and the material change of use complies with the requirements.
(2) In this section—
"indigenous freshwater fish" means a fish that is—(a) a freshwater fish as defined under the Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019 , schedule 11 ; and(b) indigenous, within the meaning of the Fisheries Act , schedule 1 , definition indigenous fisheries resources , to—(i) only Queensland freshwaters; or(ii) both Queensland freshwaters and Queensland tidal waters.
"indigenous marine fish" means a fish that is indigenous, within the meaning of the Fisheries Act , schedule 1 , definition indigenous fisheries resources , to only Queensland tidal waters.
"prescribed aquaculture" means—(a) the aquaculture of indigenous freshwater fish species only for aquarium display or human consumption carried out—(i) in a river basin or catchment that the species is native to; and(ii) in ponds, or using above-ground tanks, that have a total water surface area of no more than 10ha; or(b) the aquaculture of indigenous freshwater fish only for aquarium display or human consumption, or of non-indigenous freshwater fish only for aquarium display, carried out using only above-ground tanks—(i) that have a total floor area, excluding water storage area, of no more than 100m 2; and(ii) that are impervious to predators and rainwater; or(c) the aquaculture of indigenous marine fish only for aquarium display carried out using only above-ground tanks that have a total floor area, excluding water storage areas, of no more than 100m 2.
A material change of use in a State forest or timber reserve under the Forestry Act , if the material change of use is for 1 or more of the following—
(a) conservation;
(b) planting trees, or managing, felling and removing standing trees, in a plantation or native forest;
(c) grazing;
(d) recreation.
(1) Operational work, other than PDA-related development, that involves taking or interfering with water in a watercourse, lake or spring, if—(a) the taking or interfering is allowed under the Water Act , chapter 2 , part 3 , division 1 ; or(b) the work involves the replacement of a pump and the capacity of the new pump to take water is no more than the capacity of the existing pump; or(c) the work involves the installation of a pump to take water under a water entitlement that—(i) is managed under a resource operations licence, an interim resource operations licence or a distribution operations licence under the Water Act ; or(ii) states the rate at which water may be taken; or(d) the interfering is allowed under a water licence under the Water Act and the work complies with the conditions of the licence; or(e) the taking or interfering involves using a water truck to pump water.
(2) Operational work, other than PDA-related development, that—(a) involves 1 or more of the following—(i) taking or interfering with water in a watercourse, lake or spring, other than as stated in subsection (1) ;(ii) taking or interfering with underground water through a subartesian bore;(iii) taking overland flow water; and(b) is—(i) prescribed as not assessable development under the Water Act , section 39 (f) ; or(ii) particular operational work that complies with the requirements prescribed under the Water Act , section 1014 (2) (g) .
(3) Operational work, other than PDA-related development, that—(a) involves taking or interfering with underground water in part of an underground water area; and(b) is prescribed as accepted development for the part under the Water Act , section 1046 (2) (b) .Note—See also the Water Act , section 1046 (3) .
(4) In this section—
"water entitlement" see the Water Act , schedule 4 .
Operational work for constructing or raising waterway barrier works, if requirements for the work are prescribed under the Fisheries Act , section 32 and the work complies with the requirements.
Operational work completely or partly within a declared fish habitat area, if requirements for the work are prescribed under the Fisheries Act , section 32 and the work complies with the requirements.
Operational work that is the removal, destruction or damage of a marine plant, if requirements for the work are prescribed under the Fisheries Act , section 32 and the work complies with the requirements.
Operational work in a wetland protection area that—
(a) is high impact earthworks; and
(b) is carried out for electricity operating works or government supported transport infrastructure; and
(c) complies with schedule 14 .
Operational work that—
(a) is either of the following—(i) tidal works;(ii) work carried out completely or partly in a coastal management district that involves interfering with quarry material, as defined under the Coastal Act , on State coastal land above high-water mark; and
(b) is undertaken—(i) by a local government; or(ii) by the Gold Coast Waterways Authority; or(iii) by or for the department in which the Transport Infrastructure Act or the Transport Planning Act is administered; and
(c) complies with the requirements for the work prescribed under the Coastal Act , section 167 (5) (b) .
(1) Operational work that is the following, if the work complies with the requirements for the work stated in the Water Regulation , section 101A —(a) the construction of a new category 1 levee;(b) the modification of an existing levee if, after the modification, the levee will fulfil the requirements for a category 1 levee.
(2) In this section—
"category 1 levee" see the Water Regulation , section 101 (2) .
Operational work that is clearing native vegetation to which an accepted development vegetation clearing code applies if the work complies with the code.
Operational work in relation to which schedule 6 , part 3 , section 20A applies.
Development in relation to which schedule 6 , section 33 applies.
Note—See also section 18 (2) .